Theresa May to force cabinet into fresh Brexit compromise

The prime minister is expected to propose staying in the customs union with but with a “clear exit process”MARY TURNER/REUTERS

Theresa May is preparing to bind her cabinet into further compromises to her Brexit blueprint before European leaders meet next week.

The prime minister will hold an extended discussion on Brexit at the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the eve of her trip to Brussels, where she hopes to outline a compromise deal on the Irish border.

The discussion is expected to include a commitment to keep the whole of the UK in an effective customs union with the EU after Brexit, but with a “clear process” of steps to exit.

A government source said that ministers feared they could be bounced into swallowing several potential changes to the customs arrangement and the areas of EU law that the UK must follow after Brexit. “Will they…

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